Butec patches
kopman52
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Hi all, I am wondering if anyone has been prescribed Butec patches for pain control for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis? If anyone has, how does anyone find the patches help?
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Hello and welcome to the forum. I've never actually heard these mentioned on here. Do they have another name?If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
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The full name on box they come in is Buprenorphine Transdermal Patch. They are a slow release drug. I have been on them for about 3 months and to be honest I do not feel any benefit from them at all. Was just wondering if anyone had and info on them.0
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I know that some people use pain relief patches, one way to test whether they are helping is to stop using them: people often think that a med isn't doing anything but when they have to stop it for one reason or another they find it was.
Pain is the hardest thing we all face, it affects all areas of our life including our sleep quality and patience levels. I found things became easier to live with when more places hurt than didn't. DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0 -
'Older members' and by that I mean longer standing ones may well know these as they were previously called 'Butrans'.
They come in varying strengths kopman52 so it may be worth a chat with your Dr?
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dreamdaisy wrote:I know that some people use pain relief patches, one way to test whether they are helping is to stop using them: people often think that a med isn't doing anything but when they have to stop it for one reason or another they find it was.
Pain is the hardest thing we all face, it affects all areas of our life including our sleep quality and patience levels. I found things became easier to live with when more places hurt than didn't. DD0 -
moderator wrote:'Older members' and by that I mean longer standing ones may well know these as they were previously called 'Butrans'.
They come in varying strengths kopman52 so it may be worth a chat with your Dr?
Ellen.0 -
kopman52 wrote:I am going to stop using them for few weeks and see how things work out.
Please don't do this without medical supervision. The body gets used to a certain amount of opioid drugs and it can be dangerous to suddenly stop them. Ask your GP how best to go about it.If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
Steven Wright0 -
Hello again, I forgot to say that you should seek advice before stopping any medication. What was the nurse's opinion about opioid drugs and does she have actual experience of taking them? Docs and nurses are usually well versed in theories rather than actual experience. DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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I've been on Butec patches for over a year now and they certainly benefit me. I was put on them after long-term Tramadol use, because I was suffering very bad acid reflux. Once the patches kicked in, one of the things I noticed was that I was able to get out bed in the morning, rather than having to swallow Tramadol & wait for about half an hour. Obviously with chronic pain, it dulls things rather than remove it completely, but I am confident that they are doing something because without pain relief I cannot manage a 20 minute walk outside, & most days I can do this.
I still have to take Tramadol when things become acute; what the GP refers to as 'breakout pain'. Most days, I get by on the 10mic patch & Amitriptyline. The patch replaced 300-400mg of Tramadol.0 -
Thank you Philo for posting about your experience, and welcome to the forum
Just to reinforce what Stickywicket has said above: don’t stop taking your prescribed medication without consulting your doctor. None of us has medical expertise, just lots of personal experience. Unfortunately...
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